Radio 1 returns to Maida Vale

Zane Lowe and Nick Grimshaw are to host Radio 1’s annual Festive Festival from the BBC Maida Vale Studios on Monday 20th December.

Artists lined up for the gig, which will be broadcast live from 7pm till 1pm, include Adele, Bullet For My Valentine James Blake and Katy B.

Each act is set to perform three live tracks from the studios between 7-10pm. For the last hour from 10pm, Radio 1 DJs Toddla T, Benji B and Jaymo and Andy George take over with special mixes.

Previous years have featured performances from: Plan B, The Hoosiers, Kate Nash Glasvegas, Marina and The Diamonds, The XX, Chipmunk, Mumford and Sons, Florence and the machine, Friendly Fires and Chase and Status.